The papers for next week’s Full Council meeting are linked below. The meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 24th July 2018 at the Civic Hall, Front St, Stanley. The meeting is open to the public. If members of the public wish to participate and ask questions, the Town Clerk should be contacted in advance of the meeting and advised what the question relates to.
There will be an Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the Council to consider bids received for the events management tender on Friday 20th July, 6.30pm. The meeting will be held at Craghead Village Hall, Middles Road, Craghead.
Please note that the meeting will not be open to the public after Agenda Item 4 due to the Commercial Sensitivity of the matter being discussed.
The Agenda is linked below.
The agenda and background papers for next Wednesday’s Finance & General Purposes Committee are linked below.
Business to be considered will include the tasking of the Town Council’s new enhanced neighbourhood wardens service and the Durham County Plan.
Tonight’s planned Finance Committee has been postponed to Wednesday 18th July (next Wednesday) as it clashes with England’s semi-final against Croatia. #Itscominghome
There will be a consultation event about the proposals for the County Durham plan this Thursday, 28th June from 4pm – 7pm in the Civic Hall. The County Council are consulting on preferred options and it is essential that they capture as much feedback as possible from residents across the County. The plan will determine the direction of development in County Durham until 20135. For further information see the County Council’s website www.durham.gov.uk/future
The papers for next week’s Full Council meeting are linked below.
The meeting will be held at 6.30 pm at Civic Hall, Front Street Stanley. All Stanley Town Council meetings are open to the public, who are encouraged to attend.
If any members of the public wish to ask the Council a question in relation to any business on the agenda, they should use the Contact Us page.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That due to the resignation of Councillor Thomas Armstrong, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.
If by the 3rd July 2018 (14 clear days after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to:
The Returning Officer
Electoral Services
Room 1/104-155
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
by TEN electors for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the vacancy; otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.
If an election is called, it will take place not later than 7th September 2018.
Dated: Friday 15th June 2018
Alan Shaw
Town Clerk
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)
Stanley Town Council’s Annual Return needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd. Any person interested has the right to inspect the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts and other documents relating to those records or documents.
These documents for Stanley Town Council are to be made available on reasonable notice by application between the hours of 9.30am and 4.00pm on Mondays to Fridays (excluding public holidays) commencing on Wednesday 13 June 2018 and ending on Tuesday 24 July 2018.
If you wish to view them then please contact Stanley Town Council’s representative:
Mr A Shaw, Town Clerk
Civic Hall
Front St, Stanley
Co Durham, DL9 0NA
Tel: (01207) 299109
Local Electors and their representatives have rights to question the auditor about the accounts and object to the accounts or any item in them. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the Town Council. The auditor can be contacted at the address below for this purpose during the inspection period which commences on 13 June 2018 and ends on 24 July 2018
The Council’s annual return is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice.
The appointed auditor of Stanley Town Council is: Mazars, Salvus house, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS Tel: (0191) 383 6348
This announcement is made by Alan Shaw, Town Clerk 11th June 2018
Copy of Annual return is linked below:
Next Tuesday the Council holds its Annual Meeting. Each May, the Council elects a new Town Mayor to officiate at meetings and be the ‘face’ of the Council in the community. At the Annual Meeting the Council reviews its constitution and rules, signs off the annual accounts and decides when the Council will meet in the coming Civic Year.
The meeting will commence at 6.30 pm in the Civic Hall. The public are encouraged to attend.
Items 10/ 11 – Minutes of previous meetings
Item 12 – Recommendations Of Commiittees
Item 13 – Constitution and Policies
Item 14 – Accounts & Governance Statement
Item 15 – Section 137 Expenditure 2017-18
Item 18 – 2018-19 Schedule of Meetings v2
Next week the Council is holding two Committee Meetings:
Tuesday 8th May, 6.30 pm – Projects & Initiatives
Wednesday 9th May, 6.00 pm – Finance & Governance
Both meetings will be held at the Civic Hall, Front St Stanley and are open to members of the public for attendance. The agendas are linked below for information. Background papers will be uploaded when they are available.